Business

Finding a Career in Stock Trading: Chike Ozigbo aka Chike Trades

Published

5 years ago

June 10, 2020

Figuring out one’s life can be a difficult task. While some people figure things out quickly, most people go through a long process of different education, jobs, and careers to figure out what will work for them. The same was true for Chike Ozigbo, and when he finally figured out his chance at success, it came in a big way.

Chike grew up in a single-parent family that struggled financially. From humble beginnings, Chike was able to get an education and start a career in nursing. Though his career paid the bills and then some, Chike wanted something even better; something that could enable him to give back to his mother, who had worked incredibly hard to support him and his siblings. As time passed, Chike took an interest in studying the human mind, and how to change human behavior through patterns and routines. Applying his knowledge to himself, he sharpened his mind to become focused and determined, as well as optimistic for the future.

At the time, Chike had a friend that was trading in the stock market. Chike asked to be taught the basics of stock trading, and started his journey in the industry. He began trading on his own, hopeful to find the success he had been looking for. After a major loss on his first investments, he refused to give up. Learning from his mistakes, Chike opened a fresh account with $5k, and turned it first into $20k, then into over $500k in just under 2 years. From a loss, to over half a million in his account, Chike cracked the code. Now, Chike is continuing to trade with his newly acquired capital in hopes of growing his success exponentially. It seems that Chike will be able to take care of his mother, and give her the break that he’s been hoping to give her for some time.

You can find Chike Ozigbo on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/chiketrades/

Business

Black Banx Group — Third Quarter 2025 Results

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4 hours ago

November 3, 2025

Matthew Wiles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · Road Town, British Virgin Islands · October 30 2025

Black Banx reports USD 4.3 billion revenue and USD 1.6 billion pre-tax profit in third quarter 2025

Black Banx Group today announced its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2025, delivering strong performance with further progress toward its full-year targets.

Key figures for Q3 2025:

Revenue: USD 4.3 billion
Profit before tax (PBT): USD 1.6 billion
Cost-to-income ratio: ≈ 62%
Customer base (period-end): ~92 million clients

YTD (first nine months) results: Revenue USD 12.7 billion, PBT USD 4.7 billion, positioning the Group on track toward its full-year ambitions of ~USD 17 billion revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion PBT.

“Our Q3 results reaffirm the scalability and resilience of our platform,” said Michael Gastauer, Group CEO. “By continuing to scale our client base, deepen engagement, and drive operational efficiencies, we maintain momentum toward our 100 million-customer milestone and full-year ambitions.”

Daniel Dumitrascu, Group CFO, added: “We are pleased to demonstrate sequential improvement in our cost/income ratio despite ongoing investment in growth markets. With the first nine months delivered, our Q4 plan is well calibrated to close the year strongly.”

Business highlights:

Net customer adds of approximately 8 million during Q3, bringing the total client count to ~92 million as of 30 September 2025. On pace for the 100 million-customer target by year-end.
Continued growth across emerging markets, driven by expansion efforts in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
Strong transaction volumes across cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-adjacent services, contributing to top-line resilience.
Ongoing initiatives to optimise operations and automate processes delivered a sequential improvement in cost/income ratio to ~62% from ~64% in Q2.
Strategic investments sustained in growth markets while preserving profitability and shareholder value.

Outlook:

With three quarters behind it, Black Banx remains aligned with its 2025 full-year targets of approximately USD 17 billion in revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion in pre-tax profit. The company anticipates a seasonally stronger Q4 performance, underpinned by ongoing global client acquisition and further monetisation of its platform.

About Black Banx Group:

Black Banx Group is a global digital banking and fintech platform serving tens of millions of private and business clients across more than 180 countries. The Group offers seamless, borderless banking services, including multi-currency accounts, cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-compatible solutions. Headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, Black Banx is dedicated to innovation, financial inclusion and delivering value to its stakeholders.

Media Contact:

Black Banx Media Relations
Email: [email protected]

Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Group’s business strategy, financial prospects, targets and trajectory. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.